Jimmy Dorsey

February 29, 1904 · Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, conductor, songwriter and composer.

Through the 1920s he was a saxophonist in orchestras including those of Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, and the California Ramblers. He formed an orchestra with his brother Tommy lasting from 1933 to 1935. He led his own orchestra before rejoining Tommy's orchestra in 1953 and taking over the orchestra after Tommy's death.

Often works with

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Bob Eberly
3 titles together
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, The Fleet's In, You Leave Me Breathless
Tommy Dorsey
2 titles together
The Fabulous Dorseys, Stage Show
Helen O'Connell
2 titles together
The Fleet's In, Au Reet

Full filmography · 8

The Fabulous Dorseys
as Jimmy Dorsey
1947
Lost in a Harem
as Jimmy Dorsey
1944
Au Reet
cast
1943
The Fleet's In
as Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Leader
1942
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
as Orchestra Leader
1938
You Leave Me Breathless
cast
1938
That Girl from Paris
as Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)
1936